St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
The Soldier Boys From the Twin Cities
Making a Fine Record for Them
selves at Washington.
General Expectation That Company D
Will Carry off the Chief Laurels
of the Encampment.
Capt. Bean Confident That His Men Will
at Least Give Other Competitors
Close Call.
Tactical Excellence to Count for More
Than Gorgeous Uniforms--The Rifle
Shooting Contest.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Amer
ica's Cadet band, conducted by Private
Colladay of the National Rifles, visited
the treasury and war department to-day
and Serenaded Secretary Fairchild and
Gen Sheridan. They afterwards called
on Postmaster General Villas who COM
plimented them in a neat and interest
ing speech. At the request of Mr.. Coll
aday, the postmaster general sat down
and wrote for them the following auto
graph letter:
OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, d. C: The Americas Cadet
band, of Milwaukee, Wis, and Prof. Frank
HenSler: VIII you please accept the thanks
of the postmaster general and officials of the
postoffiee department for the high compli-
ment and pleasure given by your call and
serenade. Thanks are rendered with pecu-
liar pride and emotion. VIM. F. Villas.
The bright little boys played in the
room of the postmaster general and
again out on the street. Mr.. Villas came
down outside to listen. The chief clerk
of the postoffice department, Mr.. Ray,
then took them all to the Dairy lunch
room near by, and feaSted the entire
band. Then Colladay took them into
the COrcoran art gallery and they played
in the grand gallery. They are the pets
of the camp and of the city. The rife
shooting at the 500 and 600-yard ranges
began at 9 this morning. Chantler, of
the First Minnesota, who is tenth on the
list, made the best score, 43, at the 600
yard range, and would undoubtedly
have held a better position but for an
unfortunate accident yesterday, when
he fired at the wrong target. As rule
the scores were very good. Tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock there will be
team match at the 200 and 300-yard
ranges. The teams are to be composed
of officers of the regulars and militia.
.Chantler will enter, as he says, merely
to show them what he can do under fav
Orable circumstances.
PRIVATE FALK WINS PRIZE,
being sixth on the list of winners. Lieut..
S. S. Pague. L. S. A., called this after
noon and gave Capts. Bean and Amory
several copies of his book on tactics for
national guardSmen. In his opinion
Company ID will win first prize because
they are tactical and not fancy. One
who is in the confidence of the judges
says Capt Beams men stand one hum
dred to one to win. Capt, Bean person
ally remarks: I'VE feel just as we did
increased by seeing the Others, and unless
there is some unforeseen accident we
will win the first prize. Our uniforms
are regulation and the judges will be
pre- JUDGED in our favor from the start,
on that account alone. One of the reg
ular army lieutenants says the marking
will be tactical and that is what
we crave. If this is the
case, it is certain my company
will win" Col. Blakely kept time for
the companies on the drill ground to-
ua ssThapa bac NOT laap n
single company on the ground that ex-
cells the average drill of Capt. Beams
boys. The LomaX rifles put up $500 in
the pool room that Bean will not be as
high as themselves in the marking on
competition. The money has all been
covered by Minnesota men. The pro-
prietors of the pool rooms are betting on
d company" One of them says: Il
have nearly $4,000 deposited on ID com
Lynch and w. II. Hart have returned
manded the individual drill this after
noon. Col. Lawson, of Fort Smelling, is
still here on sick leave. He wants to be
retired, and probably will be soon. The
daughter of Hon. w. p. Clark, of St.
Cloud, is at Mt. Vernon on visit.
GOV. M'GII.L AND STAFF,
accompanied by Judge Crowell, visited
Arlington Heights, the cemetery, Fit.
Myer, Georgetown Heights and the
suburbs of the city, returning through
Connecticut avenue and the principal
streets, seeing the residences of notable
men and taking especial interest in the
celebrated Window mansion. In the
evening all called socially upon friends
and met other distinguished persons
The governor says: Il expect Capt.
Bean to win first prize, and shall be
present tomorrow with the staff to
witness the drill. l have just seen
Bean, and he is very confident. The
only fear | have is that there may be
soldier, and will be careful. | am un-
able to remain until the prizes are dis
tributed Monday, and must leave for
home tomorrow evening" Every Min
nesotian in the city will be on the drill
ground to see the competition. Gen.
Seely says: ''Others are here on
picnic, but the Minnesota men
are in camp under military dis
cipIine The others diSobey orders
fail to report properly for duty, and are
Oh the streets too much, but the Mime
sofa men are in camp like soldiers. l
have only seen two men of Company A
on the street and not one of the ID men.
Col. Bobleter has issued orders for his
battalion and been disobeyed by
others. There seems to be no authority
to compel obedience. The Minnesota
men need no cOmpulSion and are
highly complimented for soldierly quail
ties by ALL" -.,-e
The Star makes
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
There is not much prospect that there will
be very large representation from the
troops of Camp Washington in the Decora-
tod Day parade Monday, although camp will
not be broken until Monday. Many of the
commands will leave before that day. The
night, and it is probable that the Kentucky
troops will leave Sunday. The other organ
izations, it is thought, will leave before Mon
day or be SO engaged In preparations 10 leave
that it will be inconvenient for them to take
part in the procession. One of the staff Off
GERS speaking TO Star reporter to-day, said
that most of the soldiers were men who
could not spare more than week from their
employment, and they were Obliged to get
back to their homes next Monday.
Gen. Ordway said to-day: 1--WE do not
order the troops to parade that day.
They are simply invited. You see they
have been worked hard while here, and
it is very doubtful whether very many
of them would feel like going out on
parade, but the Minnesota troops will
parade and assist in decorating" The
camps of the Rhode Island, IriSh-Amer-
made are separated only by roadway.
Last night there came near being
A RESUMPTION OF HosTILITIEs
between the North and South. A men,
ber of the Rhode Island battalion at
tempted to cross the Virginia line and
got into an alteration with a guard and
was quite badly handled. Subsequently
some of the Rhode Islanders, intent ap-